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Related-Party Transactions
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2024
Related-Party Transactions  
Related-Party Transactions

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Related party transactions

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Board of Directors

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Certain members of our Board of Directors market California avocados through Calavo pursuant to marketing agreements substantially similar to the marketing agreements that we enter into with other growers. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2024, the aggregate amount of avocados procured from entities owned or controlled by members of our Board of Directors was $0.3 million. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2023, the aggregate amount of avocados procured from entities owned or controlled by members of our Board of Directors was $0.2 million. We had $0.1 million of amounts payable to these Board members as of April 30, 2024. We did not have any amounts payable to these Board members as of October 31, 2023. For the three and six months ended April 30, 2024, we have procured $1.4 million of avocados from entities affiliated with our Chief Executive Officer. We did not procure any avocados from entities affiliated with our Chief Executive Officer for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023.

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Agricola Don Memo, S.A. de C.V. (“Don Memo”)

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Calavo and Agricola Belher (“Belher”) each have an equal one-half ownership interest in Don Memo. Pursuant to a management service agreement, Belher, through its officers and employees, has day-to-day power and authority to manage the operations of Don Memo.

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As of April 30, 2024, and October 31, 2023, we had an investment of $3.1 million and $2.9 million, respectively, representing Calavo’s 50% ownership in Don Memo, which was included as an investment in unconsolidated entities on our balance sheet.  We make advances to Don Memo for operating purposes, provide additional advances as shipments are made during the season, and return the proceeds from tomato sales under our marketing program to Don Memo, net of our commission and aforementioned advances. For the three months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, we advanced $3.5 million and $3.0 million of preseason advances to Don Memo. For the six months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, we advanced $4.5 million and $3.9 million of preseason advances to Don Memo. As of April 30, 2024 and October 31, 2023, we had outstanding advances of $8.5 million and $7.3 million to Don Memo. In October 2020, we entered into an infrastructure loan agreement with Don Memo for up to $2.4 million secured by certain property and equipment of Don Memo. This infrastructure loan accrues interest at 7.25%. The total outstanding infrastructure loan balance at April 30, 2024 and at October 31, 2023, was $1.6 million, respectively. During the three months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, we incurred $3.1 million and $0.2 million of cost of sales to Don Memo pursuant to our purchase consignment agreement. During the six months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, we incurred $7.3 million and $5.2 million of cost of sales to Don Memo pursuant to our purchase consignment agreement.

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Belher

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We make advances to Belher for operating purposes, provide additional advances as shipments are made during the season, and return the proceeds from tomato sales under our marketing program to Belher, net of our commission and

aforementioned advances. We had grower advances due from Belher totaling $5.4 million as of October 31, 2023, which are netted against the grower payable. We had grower payables due to Belher totaling $4.3 million as of April 30, 2024, which are netted against the grower advances. In July 2021, we made a bridge loan of $3.5 million to Belher. This loan is secured by certain farmland in Mexico and accrues interest at 10%. As part of this loan agreement, we can withhold payments on both the infrastructure advances and the bridge loan through the netting against the grower payable due to Belher. The total outstanding bridge loan balance at April 30, 2024 and October 31, 2023, was $1.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively, which is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets. During the three months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, we incurred $22.0 million and $10.3 million of cost of sales to Belher pursuant to our purchase consignment agreement. During the six months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023, we incurred $25.0 million and $14.2 million of cost of sales to Belher pursuant to our purchase consignment agreement.

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Avocados de Jalisco, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Avocados de Jalisco”)

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In August 2015, we entered into a Shareholder’s Agreement with various Mexican partners and created Avocados de Jalisco. Avocados de Jalisco is a Mexican corporation created to engage in procuring, packing and selling avocados. As of April 30, 2024, this entity was approximately 83% owned by Calavo and was consolidated in our financial statements. Avocados de Jalisco built a packinghouse located in Jalisco, Mexico, which began operations in June of 2017. During the three months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023 we purchased approximately $1.1 million and $0.6 million of avocados from the partners of Avocados de Jalisco. During the six months ended April 30, 2024 and 2023 we purchased approximately $3.6 million and $4.3 million of avocados from the partners of Avocados de Jalisco.